Venice officials say hurricane season brings little fear
City engineers and civil defense officials in Venice express confidence in coastal defenses despite forecasts of active storms. They believe condominiums on pilings should endure, though mobile homes are viewed as vulnerable. The fishing pier is seen as the main city target likely to be ruined by high water. evacuation plans are in place, with U.S. 41 as the sole main route and officials ready to adapt as forecasts evolve.
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Ted Yeatts
Venice
Yeatts
Oceanside
Robert Ferry
Allan Slater
Ferry
U.S. 41
Slater
U.S. Weather Service
Ruskin
Tampa
Sarasota County Mass Transit Plans Meet Municipal Opposition
County officials push a funding scheme using occupational license fees to finance a county wide mass transit system but cities Sarasota Venice oppose the plan. Some commissioners warn of a tax on top of a tax while others press for a county only or partial service approach. The board tasks Ed Maroney to continue talks with city managers and report back next week.
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Sarasota
Ed Maroney
Venice
Maroney
John Saba
Saba
Beverly Clay
Andrew Sandegren
Sarasota County
Commission
William Muirhead
Clay
Sandegren
Venice faces sewer rate clash over water hookups
Venice City Council grapples a drafting slip that left about 20 sewer only customers unbilled under the new rates. After debate, the panel kept the prior $4.56 monthly charge while seeking mandatory water connections, raising questions on enforcement and state rules.
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Venice
City Water
Steve Albee
Veterans unveil new monument at Memorial Day event
About 100 persons attended Memorial Day services from downtown to Linear Park where area veterans dedicated a marble monument with service medallions. Mayor Harry Case and Councilman Eugene Caffrey spoke as Rev. Ken McKay and Rev. Paul Winemiller offered prayers.
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Veteran’s Park
Linear Park
Veteran’s Memorial Park
Harry Case
Eugene Caffrey
Ken McKay
Full Circle Church
Laurel
Paul Winemiller
Our Savior Lutheran Church
Terry Ewing
Paul Atrochin
Venice considers 400000 bond for sewer plant upgrades
Venice City Council weighs a 400000 revenue bond to fund improvements at the sewer treatment facility to meet a DEA mandate due by August 1979. Mayor Case seeks more time if federal funds fall short and questions giving facility control to the county. Councilman Vickers opposes relinquishing local control.
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Venice
State Department of Environmental Regulation
DER
Bill Freeman
DEA
Freeman
Harry Case
Case
Taxpayers press reevaluation of Lemon Bay Hospital bonds
The Sarasota County Commission is urged by the Taxpayers Association of Sarasota County to reassess sponsorship of revenue bonds for Lemon Bay Hospital. Dr. Frank S. Freeman notes a federal report on underused beds and points to growth at nearby facilities Venice and Doctors Hospital as evidence against the project.
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Lemon Bay Hospital
Sarasota County
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Sarasota Memorial
TASC
Venice
Doctors Hospital
Lemon Bay
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Gondolier News
National Hurricane Center
Neil Frank
Larry Rhodes
Andrew Britton
Britton
Dahalas
John Vickers
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